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A jam submission

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You never know what the next hike in the mountains will turn out to be...
Submitted by mexItch, shunya_mex — 9 hours, 7 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Innovation#683.9203.920
Visuals#2064.1604.160
Overall#2623.5933.593
Gameplay#3963.4003.400
Enjoyment#4983.4803.480
Theme#5153.4403.440
Audio#5893.1603.160

Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does the game fit the theme?
As we progress through the game, we will have to take a risk, make a choice that will determine the further development of the story.

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
All elements of the game, except for the sounds, were created from scratch during the jam.

All sounds were taken from open sources

How many people worked on the game?
2

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Submitted(+2)

Art style is very cool. The controls are genius in my opinion. Just the simple tweak of making holding the mouse buttons by default makes such an immersive impact. I really felt like I was holding on for dear life. Very smart indeed, well done!

Submitted(+2)

As a climber, I've wondered how climbing could be represented well in a game, I think you did a really good job!

I recommend being able to put in a limited number of pitons or other protection to set a checkpoint and let the player rest their hands.

Nice work!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the feedback! Your recommendation about checkpoints seems really interesting to me, I'll think about adding them after the jam!

Submitted(+2)

The narrative and the artstyle together create a unique mood that I really enjoyed. The gameplay is fun, it's a short story but quite engaging and innovative. Very well done!

Submitted(+2)

Ok guys, you’ve really done something! Visuals are great, this sketchy style brings a vibes of the story told by someone lot of years after showing the sketches made during this adventure. And the sound design is very complimentary to the art and the action going on the screen. Tchaikovsky, radio noise and blizzard took my brain long back in time into the tiny cozy apartment of my grandma where we were listening the radio during long winters evenings.

The only piece of feedback I can share is - consider adding full keyboard controls, for some reason holding the mouse button for quite some time is a bit hard physically for the hand. But if this is an intended experience that is aiming to highlight how it is hard to climb the mountain, especially with a friend on you shoulders - forget what I’ve said above.

P.S. Не уверен, что мне бы хватило сил удержать мышку до конца, если бы не Петр Ильич :) Спасибо за игру ребята, она по настоящему хороша и трогает что-то внутри!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the detailed review! In fact, after several requests to add keyboard controls, I'm thinking about doing it after the jam. But in general, the game was designed to make the player feel a little uncomfortable, so that there would be a tense atmosphere of psychological horror

Submitted(+2)

I like the sketchy artwork of the game. This is a game I will come back to playing. I just hope its does not damage my mouse in the process haha. Jokes aside its a good game.

Submitted(+2)

Fun, challenging experience, took me a couple of tries but I saved leonid in the end, barely made it.
I love the hand drawn aesthetic, hand drawn font's a bit hard to read though, but for cutscenes it's awesome! well done

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks for the honest review! After several complaints about the font in tutorial, I will think about changing it there!

Submitted(+2)

I couldn’t figure out how to defend myself successfully so it was a bit confusing. Gameplay definitely brought me back to AstroBot but that’s not a bad thing. It is a little physically uncomfortable for me to do the required dexterity for this, especially since it felt like I had to release and press unnaturally slowly. Always nice to listen to some Tchaikovsky. Loved the art style, was really cool! All in all a solid game, good work :)

Submitted(+2)

Cool game! Was not expecting death birds haha Good challenge and a very different kind of gameplay loop. I like that the art style is consistent throughout. Well done!

Submitted(+2)

Very cool concept, nice visuals and a pretty cool atmosphere! Though, the climbing is a bit confusing it is a bit hard to get the hang of it, maybe more polishing on it, like a bit more visuals/indication on the hands can help?. Also I would've like to have to have an option to use the keyboard instead of the mouse, as my fingers started to hurt trying to beat the final stage.


Overall pretty cool game, I believe it has potential! 

Submitted(+2)

Wow that was stressful! Congrats, you are the only climbing game I've finished. I love the artstyle, very fun. There was a lot to keep track of and the beginning tutorial took me a while to catch on (using font might be more readable for general text than all handwritten), but overall a pretty cool experience. I was expecting a visual novel when looking at the screenshots lol

Submitted(+2)

Very fun game and a almost horror feel to the game. Mouse hand control felt a small bit wonky at times but other than that a very good entry with a eerie soundtrack

Submitted(+2)

Difficult and fun little game. Like the visuals and the music fits the game very well. Overall good pretty well made jam game. 

Submitted(+2)

I enjoyed the game from start to end! very interesting visuals aswell

Submitted(+2)

Great game, excellent atmosphere, I was really immersed! I didn’t expect it to be so challenging, I really struggled to reach the top and died too many times. Congrats, the art and music are fantastic!

Submitted(+2)

It's a well crafted experience. I like the art and I like how the music got more intense towards the top.

Submitted(+2)

I really like the art style, it's very unique! I was a bit worried at first that the mechanics would be too simple, but the heat, mental state, and environmental hazards kept it fun throughout! Nice job!

Submitted(+2)

Unique and compelling art style and I liked the core mechanic!

Submitted(+2)

the art is great and despite a simple concept, its executed very well.

Submitted(+2)

У игры просто крутетский дизайн, и в плане геймплея тоже достаточно неплоха! удачи в развитие игры :>

Developer

Бро, ты крут!!!

Submitted(+1)

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Submitted(+2)

Really compelling and remarkably tense despite its simplicity!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for the nice words! If you liked the game, could you rate it?🥺

Submitted(+2)

Sure thing! I thought I had, but I guess my rating hadn't saved

Developer(+1)

thank you soooo much!!!  (>⩊<)

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